gnomically

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Etymology: Etymology tree English gnomic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English gnomically From gnomic + -ally.

1. In a gnomic manner.

   “"The only thing he could say, rather gnomically, was, 'It'll do very well in Japan.'" - Loach's love of misery, The Week, 1 September 2007, 629, 10.”